Workers' Comp - Time for a New Approach?

Business Insurance
Rising medical costs and loss development, coupled with reduced payrolls, are inflating insurers' combined ratios past the point of tolerability

NewsOK.com

More workers' comp fraud investigators are needed, Oklahoma official says

Insurance News
In today's economy, workers' compensation costs are undergoing renewed scrutiny as employers find it increasingly challenging to maintain the status quo with fewer employees and less money.

Westfair Online

Workers' comp carriers ask for hike;
After rocketing up the ranks of the states where workers' compensation insurance costs the most, Connecticut's rates could climb higher in 2012.

If you own a company or manage the workers’ compensation insurance for your company you have seen these headlines, heard them, or experienced them first hand. A new year is soon approaching and we will be heading into 2012 (can you believe it?). If you still haven’t been able to get the control you want over your costs for injured workers perhaps this New Year you may want to take a new approach. Consider your options and choose the best plan of action for your company.

Join The SRS Group, LLC and meet our knowledgeable and friendly staff as we exhibit at this years National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo. Visit us at booth 249.

Meet our field of experts:

Joycelynn Brady, MA, CRC, CDMS, CCM, LPC is the VP of Professional Services. Having over 35 years experience in the field of case management brings a perspective only experience can. Ms. Brady spent 16 years with Continental Insurance (now CNA) as a Case Manager and then Branch Manager. Now in her 16th year with The SRS Group Joycelynn directs Professional Services as our Vice President.

Lisa Wulderk, RN,CRRN, CCM, CAOHC is a Medical Liability Supervisor, Medical Case Manager and Medical Liability Specialist. With 31 years of experience Lisa has a certificate in Life Care Planning and is a Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist and Instructor for the American Red Cross. Lisa is a Conference Board Member and was a keynote speaker to Self Insured’s several year’s ago.

Barbara Stevens, RN, CNN, MBA a nurse case manager, certified nephrology nurse, with 29 years experience provides Nurse Case Management Services for the state of Ohio. Barb is a previous Board Member of the Ohio LPN Advisory Board, Ohio Renal Association and the Stark County Chapter of the Red Cross.

Alix Lockhart, BS, RCC, ADBA, ABVE Associate has over 22 years experience as a Vocational Case Manager, 15 of which have been at The SRS Group. Alix has unique experience as a specialist working with multilingual claimants under the National Defense Base Act.

Join us this year as we introduce our Injured Worker Triage Services and Critical Injury Management.

The National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference^® & Expo is the nation's leading event for anyone involved in the workers' comp and disability management industries. Hundreds of your colleagues gather each year to expand their knowledge and gain new solutions directly related to their workers' comp, disability and return-to-work programs.